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‘Orgy of destruction’ – A stark climate warning
Humanity has become ‘weapon of mass extinction’ according to UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres
At the biodiversity COP15 conference in Montreal, Canada Guterres opened the meet with a brutal reality.
“Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction...
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
This conference is our chance to stop this orgy of destruction.”
Guterres called for an end to destruction of nature saying our “land, water and air are poisoned by chemicals and pesticides, and choked with plastics.”
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also took to the stand to urge countries to protect their precious land and waters.
The leader also took the opportunity to announce Canada’s $350m biodiversity finance fund.
“There are lots of disagreements between governments.
Justin Trudeau – Canada’s Prime Minister
But if we can’t agree as a world on something as fundamental as protecting nature, then nothing else matters.”
